The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-06-08

BUT little real work was done I'm either house
on the 9th ult.. as many members had gone
home. and the time was occupied In work In
committee Of the whole A concurrent resolu-
ton passed both houses providing for an ad-
journment until the 31st bill passed both
houses allowing a clerk ct 500 per month
TO the Advisory Board of Pardons. This
is really to give another clerk TO the
executive office. Headquarters OF the Board
will be there. The liquor bill was
up in the Senate. The clause making unpaid
tax lien upon saloon keepers stock and tx
lures was stricken out, ana instead OF debar-
ring druggists from business for hve years for
violations OF the proposed law the time was
reduced TO one year. The senate passed bill
TO provide fer recording mortgages in separate
books, for separate assessing districts "a coun-
ties, and to prescribe the duties
assessors, and other officers in relation there
To- II is an important bill, looking toward
the close assessing OF mortgages. which have
heretofore escaped taxation under the present
law. The Hosford bill TO prevent corporations
from holding land in violation OF section ~,
ticle 10 OF the constitution passed the House in
committee OF the whole. This bill, IL passed,
would escheat to the State all lands held by
corporations for more than ten years. which
they held for speculative purposes. bill
passed the House prohibiting, under suitable re-
and girls under Is years Of age more than nine
hours day in factories of this State
THE high-license liquor bill engaged large
share OF the attention OF the Senate on the 1st
inst. But one radical change was made, how
ever. This was permitting saloon keeper in a
village TO procure his sureties anywhere in the
village or IN the township in which the village
is situated. The bill, as it passed the House,
restricted the territory in which bondsmen
might reside TO the city, village township in
which the place Of business was located. As a
corporate township in the Upper Peninsula
consists often OF six eight Government
townships IL Is nearly as good for
limit This was Senator Hubbells amendment
The Senate passed the Babcosk bill 10 provide
for revising the general statutes of obsolete
acts. 1t provides for u commission OF three
competent lawyers, to be appointed by the
Governor, who shall constitute a commi sson Of
statutory review. They shall have an office at
the State capital, shall be furnished with sta.
tionery ana printing by the State, and
they shall examine the general stat
utes OF the State with reference to acts
that obsolete or imperative in whole
or in part and prepare bills to be
submitted to the next Legislature repeating
such acts as are wholly obsolete and inopera-
tive and modifying such as are so in part only,
so as to relieve the statutes of the State of OBJ
solete and redundant matter. IL shall also be
the duty OF the commission to prepare bills pro-
posing notifications in such OF the general
statutes may be referred to them by
the Governor and Attorney General for that
purpose and shall report the result OF
their work TO the Governor, who shall report
it to the Legislature The Senate also
passed the House bill TO make per cent. the
legal rate of int rest. The mining school ap-
preparation bills, which were the special order
in the House. were put off for one week The
bill creating the new Office OF Assistant
Adutant General was killed in the House.
tions and their liabilities passed the
House. II provides that in person is
killed on account of accident or neglect Of q
corporation relatives may collect not only act
ual pecuniary damages, but also for such dam
ages for injury to the feelings and affections
and for loss of society as the Jury may think
Just, and in OF willful negligence of the
company damages may be awarded. Lawyers
consider it very important piece Of legisla-
tion and it was most bitterly opposed by host
of railroad attorneys. A bill passed the
House giving TO the court in any county
through which n train passes competent Juris-
dicton over crimes committed on a railroad
train. very stringent bill passed the House
defining the duties OF peace officers regarding
violating liquor laws. In case the officers fail
TO make complaint of violations as provided
by law they shall be declared guilty of mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined not less than $50 nor more than 500,
or by imprisonment in the County Jail not less
than ten days more than sixty days, or
poth such fines and imprisonment in the dis
erection of the court. aud for a third offense
shall also forfeit his office.
A BILL for the incorporation of the Michigan
Business Mems Association passed the Senate
on the I'd inst. The further consideration OF
the Bates high license bill was postponed for
week. The House passed concurrent resolu
ton for final adjournment June 49, A
bill TO compel corporations owning lands
~ sell the lands after holding them
for ten years passed the House. This is a re-
quirement OF the constitution, but it has never
been operative because there were no laws te
carry il into effect. bill TO establish local op
ton in the counties of this State after the
Georgia plan failed on its final passage, lacking
four votes of a constitutional majority. The
House passed two important bills placing to the
credit of the primary fund the interest at
per cent. on the entire proceeds of the sales OF
the State swamp lands.